Released:
2005-08-10

Overview:
Two young North Korean gymnasts prepare for an unprecedented competition in this documentary that offers a rare look into the communist society and the daily lives of North Korean families. For more than eight months, film crews follow 13-year-old Pak Hyon Sun and 11-year-old Kim Song Yun and their families as the girls train for the Mass Games, a spectacular nationalist celebration.

Director:
Daniel Gordon

Runtime:
1h 33min

Genre:
Documentary, Music

• Cast:
• 
  Daniel Gordon
  as
  Narrator
• 
  Hyon Sun Pak
  as
  herself
• 
  Song Yun Kim
  as
  Herself
• 
  Kim Jong-il
  as
  Himself (archive footage)
• 
  Kim Jong-ho
  as
  Himself - Mass Games Organizer